Yanki's first iPhone game soon to launch in the App Store

Feb 2, 2009 09:21 GMT  ·  By

Pay2Play is Yanki's first of three games lined up for an App Store release. The Illinois Governor trading game has been submitted to Apple for approval, with games 2 and 3 being a week from submission. Pay2Play includes "alcopops" - recently banned by the Illinois legislature from ad-supported games.

The soon-to-be App Store description of Pay2Play can be found below (from the official Yanki.jp web site)

Ever wanted to be an Illinois governor? Well now you can!

Pay2Play is the game of trading and danger. How much money can YOU make selling senate seats? Head all over Illinois trading your way to success!

You have 30 days to pay back the unions, make tons of cash, and get out of town all before getting impeached! Transposing a trading game such as Dopewars with a slick interface on the iPhone.

Also a gaming first! Alcopops make it to the game scene for the first time. See what Illinois politicians have been so worried about!

Pay2Play… a time honored tradition as old as voting early and voting often!

Yanki goes to note that Pay2Play has not yet been approved. While the developer waits for Apple to approve its title, high-scores and talk-show appearances are to be made public in a future update, says Yanki.

“We at Yanki.jp are [a] lot like you. We enjoy games. So we figured why not make things that we like to play and share it with everyone,” says the developer. “Currently we are focusing on iPhone games and apps. Please enjoy them.”

A sneak peak at Jenny, who will be helping iPhone owners fly their way to greatness in “Barnstormer,” is also available on the Yanki web site. Barnstormer is one of the games currently in beta at Yanki studios. It will be submitted to Apple in the weeks to follow, according to a post.